Stephen James Bhandarkar, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Big Rapids, MI
Stephen James Bhandarkar, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Big Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1700191509, issued on Aug 17, 2010. Check the license (Michigan 4301505141, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen James Bhandarkar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 4301505141 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 605 Oak St, Big Rapids, MI 49307
- Phone
- (231) 796-8691
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210927002067); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen James Bhandarkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301505141Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
242 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Ecs Western Michigan PCGrand Rapids, MI
- Visionary Medical Services, PCGrand Rapids, MI
- Vituity - Michigan EM PCLansing, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen James Bhandarkar among 3,083 emergency medicine physician records in Michigan
Stephen James Bhandarkar, MD is one of 3,083 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 42% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2013 among the 1,931 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Big Rapids
They are 6 of the 485 NPPES records with a practice address in Big Rapids, and 3,083 emergency medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Stephen James Bhandarkar, MD's NPI number?
Stephen James Bhandarkar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700191509, issued on Aug 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen James Bhandarkar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 605 Oak St, Big Rapids, MI, 49307. Phone: (231) 796-8691. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen James Bhandarkar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301505141, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen James Bhandarkar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen James Bhandarkar, MD had 242 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.